Otto Jaffe & The History of the Jewish Community in Northern Ireland

<p>[Rebroadcast: This episode first aired 2nd November 2020]</p> <p>Sir Otto Jaffe was one of the leading entrepreneurs responsible for the boom of the Linen Industry here in Belfast in the 1800s.</p> <div class="widget"> <div class="mt-8 row"> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-6 col-12"> <div class="view-episode__description pt-1 mb-4 overflow-hidden"> <div id="block-f3947bc1f2786f0c2af4" class= "yui3-widget yui3-block-base yui3-block-parent-base sqs-block-html sqs-block html-block"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102038" class= "sqs-block-html-content sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102055" class= "sqs-dd-invalid-handle yui3-widget sqs-html"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102057" class= "sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Through a lot of hard work and determination, the young German-born entrepreneur rose through the ranks of the family business and went on to become the Lord Mayor of Belfast. Twice.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_14403" class= "yui3-widget yui3-block-base yui3-block-parent-base sqs-block-image yui3-block-image-base yui3-block-image sqs-block image-block"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102132" class= "yui3-block-image-content sqs-block-content image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline image-position-left" data-scrolled="true"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102162" class= "yui3-widget sqs-image stretch sqs-intrinsic intrinsic"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102164" class= "sqs-image-content"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_63783" class= "yui3-widget yui3-block-base yui3-block-parent-base sqs-block-html sqs-block html-block"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102424" class= "sqs-block-html-content sqs-block-content"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102441" class= "sqs-dd-invalid-handle yui3-widget sqs-html"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1603708275312_102443" class= "sqs-html-content"> <p class="">Yet by the end of his life, Sir Otto was forced out